Scrum Master

MONI Smart Security is a recognized leader in global security and a publicly traded company. We are seeking a motivated and dynamic Scrum Master.

MONI, a subsidiary of Ascent Capital Group, is one of the nation’s largest security companies and a recognized industry leader with our nationwide network of Authorized Dealers and award-winning Central Monitoring Station.

MONI received the 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015 Consumers’ Choice Award® for excellence in business and customer service among Dallas-Fort Worth headquartered alarm system companies. We are a five-time Frost & Sullivan award winner (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2014), and are accredited with the Better Business Bureau.

MONI ranked highest in overall customer satisfaction among home security companies by J.D. Power, one of the world’s most well-known and trusted providers of Voice of the Customer insights.

Position Overview :

The Scrum Master is a member of the Application Development team. The Scrum Master will be a key role in guiding the team as our organization continues through an ongoing Agile transformation. This position is the facilitator-in-chief, they schedule the needed resources (both human and logistical) for sprint planning, stand-up, sprint review, and the sprint retrospective. The Scrum Master increases team efficiency, motivates team, and argues for changes that will ensure quality and timeliness. Candidates must be Agile champions with a passion for creating great software while meeting business needs.

Ideal candidate has:

Required Skills / Experience:

• Experience in playing the Scrum Master role for at least 3 years for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.
• Experience in applying a wide variety of well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: various Burndown technologies, many Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.).
• Strong skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.

Preferred Skills / Experience:

• Knowledge of other Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc.
• Awareness and experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem-solving.
• Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.
• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Supporting and leading project management activities – estimates, progress updates, approach definition

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• Agile: 3 years (Preferred)
• Scrum Master: 3 years (Required)

Job Location:

• Dallas, TX (Preferred)